Top 5 best thought-provoking dystopian movies. Trailers

Prohibition of dissent, lack of personal space, taboos on feelings, and enslavement by modern technology - there is no shortage of dystopian ideas. Why write books and make films about the dark times and trials that society will face in the future?

OBOZREVATEL has selected 5 best science fiction films. After watching them, every viewer will think about how humanity can prevent a dystopian future.

1. The Giver (USA, Canada; 2014)

• Directed by: Phillip Noyce

A story about an "ideal" world in the future without violence, suffering and pain. People live according to clearly established rules: wearing uniforms, speaking correctly, injecting themselves every morning for good mood, not lying, etc.

Almost everyone in this world does not know history. The basic knowledge of the past is passed on only to a select few. Jonas becomes one of them. He learns about everything that was done before the "perfect" planet. For example, that people were deprived of the right to choose. After learning the story, the protagonist begins to doubt the perfection of the present.

2. Equals (USA, 2015)

• Directed by: Drake Doremus

A story about a future where feelings and physical contact are forbidden. People are deprived of feelings of fear, aggression, love, and depression, so they live in a world without violence, poverty and deadly diseases.

One day, the inhabitants of a fantasy world begin to go crazy with vivid emotions (excitement, fear, depression, and love). Scientists decide to create a cure for this "disease". Will they succeed and return humanity to a state of apathy?

3. Minority Report (USA, 2012)

• Directed by: Steven Spielberg

The year in the movie is 2054. There is no crime in the world because potential killers are stopped in advance. Humanity has invented a system that predicts crimes that have not yet been committed: it gives out the coordinates of the location where a special team is going to arrest people and places them in anabiosis capsules.

The members of the task force are satisfied with everything until one of them is accused of an uncompleted crime. The movie will appeal to fans of science fiction, as well as the works of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise.

4. The Circle (UAE, USA; 2017)

• Directed by: James Ponsoldt

A young woman named May (Emma Watson) is employed by the company The Circle, where the boss is social media expert Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks). At first, the team seems to be fulfilling an important mission.

But one day, May learns the terrible truth about them, so she decides to stop the corporation's activities.

5. In Time (USA, 2011)

• Directed by: Andrew Niccol

Imagine a world where time is a currency and people stop aging at the age of 25. However, at this age, you have to give a lot of time for each year.

The timer of the rich and successful businessmen shows hundreds of years, while the poor have to work hard to survive. It becomes more difficult to prolong your life when robbers appear.